Seattle Motorcycle Crash Attorney

Most motorcycle accidents are not “accidents” at all. An accident is predictable, and preventable.
Drivers who just don’t see motorcycles cause many collisions between motorcycles and cars. Drivers who turn left in front of bikes at intersections, don’t brake in time, merge into traffic lanes without looking — and ignore the right-of-way for motorcycles.

That’s why we say “crash”—not “accident”.

What to do after a motorcycle crash

Get Medical Care

If you were hurt in the crash, the most important thing you can do is get the recommended medical treatment.

Mental: One driver’s bad choice can change your life in a second. Violent, traumatic crashes and the aftermath of recovery can be very hard on mental health.

Emotional: It can be difficult for other people to understand how emotionally exhausting it is to experience a life-threatening event.

Document Everything

Time makes it much harder to reconstruct what happened before and after the collision.

Start a file of documents and information, including:

Medical bills and expenses;

Police reports;

Photographs of the scene, damage to the bike, and the injuries caused by the crash;

Property damage estimates;

Time lost from work, and

All letters from insurance companies or law firms.

Open an Insurance Claim

If you have not already done so, contact your own insurance company and open a claim.

Your insurance company will assign an adjuster. Depending on the number of motor vehicles and people involved in the crash, several insurance companies may assign adjusters.

You have the right to talk to a lawyer before speaking with an insurance company.

The public has an unfair bias against motorcycles. Insurance companies use that bias to their advantage. Insurance adjusters automatically blame the motorcyclist—even when the other driver admits fault.

The result: most motorcycle injury claims are complicated with questions about liability.